Hovertravel provides the fastest Isle of Wight ferry service across the Solent and is the world’s longest running and only commercial hovercraft operator in Europe.
Below are some articles in which Hovertravel is mentioned.
The newest craft, the Solent Flyer and Island Flyer, have been taken out of service until at least October, with the older Freedom 90 and Island Express taking over the service.
Long-term sustainable options for the minibus that takes Isle of Wight cancer patients from Southsea to QA Hospital in Portsmouth were discussed at a meeting hosted by Hovertravel today.
Just a couple of months after the launch of the HoverCare initiative, Hovertravel have picked up a Bronze award at the Beautiful South Awards ceremony.
Passengers were moved between two Hovercraft on Ryde Sands on Sunday after a problem with the fan belt on one of the new craft. OnTheWight has the account of one of the passengers rescued.
Due to a technical problem Hovertravel will only be running a one craft service for the rest of the day. Passengers not wanting to use the rush hour shuttle service can travel on Wightlink and will be transferred by Hoverbus.